hatte

Meaning

first/third-person singular preterite of haben

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhatə/

New

haben

(auxiliary,irregular) forms the perfect aspect (have)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
(irregular,transitive) to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
(irregular,transitive) to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
(irregular,transitive) to get (to receive)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be scheduled to attend)
(irregular,transitive) to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
(irregular,transitive) to contain, be composed of, equal
(impersonal,irregular,regional) there be, there is, there are
(colloquial,irregular,reflexive) to make a fuss
(colloquial,irregular) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
(colloquial,irregular,regional) to talk
(irregular) to have to; must

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Aber Lothar hatte den Finger schon am Abzug .

But Lothar already had his finger on the trigger.

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Rettig, und hatte drei
3

Töchter .

Rettig, and had three daughters.

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Er hatte beim Abbiegen nicht
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geblinkt .

He hadn't blinked when turning.

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Von Kreuzvalidierung hatte Brigitte vorher noch nie gehört .

Brigitte had never heard of cross-validation before.

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Böck war katholisch , verheiratet und hatte fünf
5

Kinder .

Böck was Catholic, married and had five children.

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Seine Wirksamkeit hatte dort besonders großen Erfolg .

Its effectiveness was particularly successful there.

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Er hatte am Vortag auf dem Gipfel gestanden .

He had stood at the summit the day before.

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Die Entwicklung des Space Shuttles hatte sich immer mehr verzögert .

The development of the space shuttle had been delayed more and more.